I’m slowly whittling down my list of brands to try, and I finally placed my first Titika order! Titika is a Canadian activewear/fashion company. Since everything is sold in the Canadian dollar, their prices are much more reasonable for Canadians than a lot of other brands after the exchange rate. And of course, for us Americans, everything is a pretty good price, even after you pay shipping.
I picked up the meteorite pullover on sale. Before the sale, it was originally priced at $98 CAD, but thanks to the markdown and the exchange rate, I only paid about $38 USD for this top, even after shipping charges across the border. Since it was final sale, I was taking a risk, but for the price, I decided it was worth a shot!
The hot pink color is very bright. I don’t have a lot of colored long sleeve tops and thought it might be nice to add in some brights. This color definitely fits the bill! It’s a tad more bright in real life, since the neon didn’t totally come through in these photos. I ordered a size XS, but it’s actually quite fitted, moreso than I expected. Overall, I’d say it runs fairly small.
The hem is high-low: it’s right around my waistband in the front but covers most of the bum in the back. I wish it were a liiiittle bit longer in the front, but since I always wear a tank under 1/2 zips, it’s not a huge deal. If you were tall it’d almost certainly be too short. The somewhat exaggerated size of the collar has ruching details for added femininity.
There are a couple functional pluses on this top. First, there’s zip pockets on both sides of the waist. Those zippers have reflectivity around it. There’s also a line of reflectivity along the upper back, around the front zipper, and on the logo on the right hand. In other words, you have reflectivity from all sides. There’s also mesh fabric at the armpits for venting. One functional downside is that the string at the neck might make this bad to run in unless you tied them off or tucked them away. Not a big deal for me, since running is not my primary workout.
Also, there are thumbholes and cuffins!
The fabric is supplex, a soft, slightly cottony feeling fabric. It’s just a little bit lighter and thinner than lululemon’s rulu fabric. This will be a good option for spring and fall as well as winter. The fabric seems to attract a little more lint than some other similar fabrics, but it’s not too bad so far. We’ll so how the fabric holds up over time.
One last small but kind of annoying issue with this top is that something about the way they cut the metallic drawstring ends left a pointy spot. The end of it has caught on things numerous times, and very nearly made a nasty snag in a pair of my leggings. I’m going to have to use some tweezers or a metal file to get rid of this edge to keep this guy from attacking anything else in my wardrobe.
Overall, though, I’m happy with this buy considering the wicked deal I got. It looks nice on and has done well in my workouts so far.
(By the way: I’m also wearing Alala’s pewter captain crops.)
Since I got it on sale, the meteorite pullover is unfortunately no longer available. You can check out Titika’s current top selection here as well and their new arrivals here.
I like the combo with the pewter pants. How did you find a tank that matches exactly?? I like this outfit. I’ve been looking for things other than black to pair the pants with.
The tank is lulu’s heathered medium grey from 2 yrs ago. I’m not actually crazy about the grey with the pewter in real life, but it worked for these pics. I really like jewel tones with the pewter crops.
I love that top. It is cut so feminine and flattering. Too bad it isn’t available anymore.
Yes, I wish it was for you guys, especially at that price!!
Thanks for the review!! I’m canadian and didn’t know anything about this brand! Love the high low on this top. I love that whole outfit on you!! What pants are you wearing?
They’re Alala’s captain crops in pewter–I added that to the post. :)
I love titika and have many of their pants and tops. They do have lots of mesh but in a fashion-forward kind of way. Some stretch out at the knee with cardio and they run big for me personally but I think their size chart is a bit different than lulu too. I wear a size 4 in lulu and find a typically take a 0 or 2 in their pants. I’m a small in their tops and lulu mostly size 6.
Thanks for sharing this info! This top was just XS/S/M/L for whatever reason, but that’s good to know for if I go back for one of their numerically sized pieces.
ok, I’m confused. so when it says $ amounts on the website, are those CAD? i was going to buy one of the sale items, but my shipping to CA would have been $20. it does not say CAD or USD. if that is CAD, will i just know the actual total when it shows up on my credit card? can anyone advise? sorry if I’m being dumb! thank you!
Hm, now I’m confused too. When I ordered this top a few weeks ago, the entire transaction was in CAD (including the charge posted to paypal). But now I went back to test it and added something to my cart. Now it seems to be saying that they’re charging the same amount in USD instead of doing the exchange? In other words, it might’ve changed since my last order. I’m not 100% sure on the deal there. I’d probably contact their CS since that can make a big difference for cost.
Thanks so much for the heads up on the Blanket Jacket deal! I’ve been lusting after this one for a while, so being able to get it for such a great deal is amazing and made my day!
Awesome!! I got one too. :)
I’m so happy you reviewed titika. Their stuff is so cute and they’re Canadian! I have a couple of their leggings. The designs are just so unique and pretty. I would say their material is soft and nice and I haven’t had any sheerness issues, but there is no compression in their gear. I don’t find their leggings to be really technical, it’s more for show, maybe for yoga.
Thanks for sharing your input! It doesn’t surprise me to hear they’re only halfway there as far as performance goes, but I’m glad you haven’t had any major issues.
I wanted to like Titika more than I have. Unfortunately, I’ve found the quality and functionality for anything more than lounging around isn’t the greatest. I’ve also found they stretch out and lose their shape (knees/heels if wearing over them). Sizing is definitely one or more sizes bigger for leggings (size 6 leggings are quite a bit bigger than a 6 lulu/med werkshop/6 Inner Fire). The Lucky Moon Queen leggings have a cheap feeling/loose fitting waistband and definitely have the white ‘grin’ going on. While I love the look, you’ll definitely want a bum-covering top!
Thanks so much for sharing this info! I’ll definitely keep that in mind if I order any of their leggings.